Spraying-nozzle



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. J. STEEL 8u J. BUSHA.

SPRAYING NGZZLE No. 523,294. Patented July '17,V 1894.

`Usrrnn STATES Para@ Genres.

JOHN STEEL AND JOSEPH BUSI-IA, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

sPRAYlNc-NozzLE.

in SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,294, dated July 17, 1894.

v I Application filed August 30,1893. Serial Nd.484.,383. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern: hose-coupling removed. Fig. 2 is a horizon- Be it known that We, JOHN STEEL and JO- tal section, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. l l SEPH BUSHA, citizens of the United States, re- Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device, with -isiding at Pittsburg,in the county of Allegheny the coupling and shield in place. Fig 4 is a 55 ;and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cerplan view of the device, complete, with one ,lejtain new and useful Improvements in Sprayside of the shield broken away. Fig. 5 is an .fling-Nozzles; and we do hereby declare the folenlarged detail representation of the inner v lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description tube. fof the invention, such as will enable others The same letters of reference are used to 6o l"-,Slfrilled in the art to which it appertains to designate the same parts in the several fig-4 v-make and use the same. ures.

This invention has relation to spraying noz- A designates the upper external part of our zles, and it consists in certain peculiarities in improved nozzle, having near its upper end the construction, arrangement and combina` an inwardly-extending offset or shoulder, a, 65

y,5 tion of the several parts thereof, substantially and its extreme lower end extended inward,

"it as hereinafter described and particularly as shown at a. fpointed out in the subjoined claims. B designates the revoluble chamber, hav- One object of our invention is t0 so eoning its upper end formed with an annular re- I struct the nozzle that it will be capable of recess, b, which receives the end, a', of the sta- 7o k vo-lying with such rapidity as to throw water tionary part, A, said revoluble chamber thus from it in solid sheets and over greater area having at its upper end a swivel connection than those now provided, and also of creatwith the lower end of the part A. This revoing an air-current which will drive smoke luble chamber is made widest at its longi- ,f away from it in a forward direction, thereby tudinal center and presents frustums of 75 2 5 making it especially useful in fighting lire in cones both forward and rearward. Its sides cellars, and other closed rooms, where the areformed Withseries of perforations through smoke is so dense that firemen could not which the waterl issues, said perforations beheretofore enter to fight the tire without -subing arranged to throw the water forward, rearjecting themselves to the danger of suffocaward and outward at different angles, as 8o 3o tion. clearly shown in the drawings. Bolted or Another object of our invention is to prootherwise suitably fastened to the inner wall vide the nozzle with a simple means (capable of this revoluble chamber, at the longitudiofbeingquicklyremoved andreplaced) which nal center, or widest part, of said chamber will protect the firemen from back sprays, are three inwardly-extending wings, C, which 2 5 3 5 and, to a certain extent, from the smoke, when are located equi-distant from each other.

they are directing the'streams of water, and D designates the inner tube of the nozzle. which also, when the nozzle is let down into This tube is stationary and is secured to the a room through an opening made :in the ceil' part A in the manner hereinafter described. ingforthepurpose,willclosethespace around lt is formed at points directly opposite the 9o +o the nozzle, so as to leave no opening, 'which Wings C with a series of lateral openings, D',

would create a draft and thereby feed the iire. equal in length to said wings. A further object of our invention is to so It is important, in order to accomplish the construct the device that the inside pipe is requirements fulfilled by our invention, that more readily accessible, when it is desired to the part B be capable of revolving with maxi- 95' 45 remove it for inspection or repair, than in mum rapidity and without jerk caused by those heretofore constructed. -momentary complete-or partial stoppages and These objects are accomplished by the constarts while the pressure is on. 'lo this end struction lillustrated in the accompanying we provide a greater number of openings, D', drawings, in which- A than there are wings, C, and secure within roo 5o Figure lis a longitudinal section of our the tube a frame, D2, for. each of said openimproved spraying-nozzle with the shield and ings, each of said frames being closed at its top and bottom and having its opposite sides arranged diagonally; said frames thereby forming diagonal passageways to the openings, D', and causing the water to be discharged diagonally from said inner tube. By closing the passageways at the top and bottom the water is caused more positively t0 issue diagonally from the tube than it would if the passages were lett open at the top and bottom, as will be readily seen. As the wings, C, are located in the longitudinal center of the revoluble chamber the pressure is equalized at both top and bottom so that the chamber will revolve with maximum steadiness.

In practice we prefer to provide live passages or openings from the tube to three wings, whereby theside of each wing will be struck in succession by the water issuing diagonally from the inner tube and at no time, in the rotation of the revoluble chamber, B, will the wings he so located with respect to said openings that one or more of the former will not be struck by and receive the full force of the stream or streams issuing from one or more of the latter. Thus it will be seen that by the number, location and form of the passages and wings the full power of the direct pressure of water will be received by the wings and that such pressure is equal throughout the length ot' the revoluble chamber, whereby said revoluble chamber is capable of being revolved with maximum rapidity and without jerk. It will be further seen that as the part B is supported entirely, or almost so, by a swivel connection at its upper end with the stationary part, A, it may revolve with the greatest freedom as there is very little friction to overcome. Practical experience has demonstrated that in a nozzle coustructed as above set forth the water will issue from it in solid sheets and with great force, thereby effectively covering a great area and, in addition thereto, creating an air current or a force which will dissipate the smoke in its immediate vicinity and force the same forward away from it to such an extent as to enable firemen, unprovided with liremens respirators, to enter with it and iight re in closed rooms, or in other placeswhere the smoke is dense, without danger of being overcome by the heat or suiocated by the gases in the smoke.

The upper end of the inner tube, D, is formed with an outwardly-extending flange, d, which rests opon the oit-set, a, and is secured thereto by means of screws, Z, while the lower end of said tube is closed and formed with an opening or recess, c', which receives the upper end of a post E. This post extends entirely through and beyond the bottom of the revoluble chamber, B, and its portion within the nozzle is round in crosssection, so as not to interfere with the free rotation of said part B, while its portion exterior thereto is externally-screw-threaded and is engaged by a nut E. By thus securing the tube in place it can be quickly and support for the revoluble chamber, B, and

consequently it is not located in close frictional contact therewith, so that there is no friction at the forward end of the nozzle to retard the movement of the revoluble chamber, but when the revoluble chamber is revolving at an extremely high speed--for eX- ample, under a pressure of from two hundred to two hundred and fifty pounds tothe square inch-there may be, (notwithstanding that the pressure is equalized throughout the length of the revoluble chamber by the position of the wings, as above stated,) a-tendency for such chamber to wabble, and to overcome this tendency we prefer to locate the nut sufficiently near to the bottom ofthe chamber whereby it, in connection with the post, EV

and position of the wings will positively overcome all tendency of the chamber to Wabble under any circumstances.

It will be observed that in addition to the usual forwardly and outwardly inclined openings in the revoluble chamber We provide said chamber with a series of rearwardly-inclined openings, b. These openings are of prime importance because, when the nozzle is let down into a room where there is a fire which it is desired to extinguish the Water issuing from such openings, b', will protect the hose by extinguishing fire upon the rafters, or woodwork, or other inflammable material surrounding the hose.

F designates a coupling collar, which is of the ordinary and well known construction, and, as usual, is attached to the hose F. Into this coupling collar the upper end of the nozzle is screwed, the partAot the latter being formed with external screw-threads a, for this purpose.

G designates a shield which projects considerably' beyond the coupling-collar and has its main part inclined. This shield is made in two separate parts, or ol' two segments, g and g', each of which is formed with an upwardly-extending flange, g2 surrounding the central spring which receives the coupling F said flange, having openings, g3, to receive the lugs,f, of said coupling collar F.

g4 designates lugs which are secured to, or formed integral with the adjacent ends of the shield-segments, and one of which is formed with a threaded-perforation for the passage of a thumb-screw, g5, by means of which said ends of the shield-segments are drawn together and the shield clamped in position: and gG and 97 respectively designate a link and a hook which are secured to the other ends of the respective shield-segments and IOO IIO

clamping means at the -free ends of the sec-1 tions and by the vengagement of the lugs of v place it will protect the Iiremen from the wa the coupling collarl with the openings in the iianges of the shield. When thus secured in ter issuing from the uppermost rearwardlyinclined openings, b', of the revoluble chamber when the firemen are directing the streams of water from the room in which the lire is located; and, inthe event that the nozzle isk ing is left uncovered a draft will be created which will feed the fire. This shield will also aid in protecting the firemen from smoke and heat.

Although wehave described our invention as being a part of the firemens hose, and therefore to be carried around by the iiremen for use as occasion demands, it is, obviously, equally as well adapted for permanent connection with the stand-pipes of large buildings and may be located in any or all of the rooms of such buildings and serve as a part of the safety appliance thereof.

Having now described our invention, what we believe to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, and whatwe therefore claim,

l. In a spraying nozzle, the combination of a revoluble perforated chamber, a plurality of Wings secured to the inner wall of said perforated chamber, a stationary tube having a plurality of openings opposite said wings, and frames secured to the inner wall of said tube adjacent to said openings, said frames being arranged to form diagonal passageways to said openings and said passageways being Iclosed at their tops and bottoms, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a spraying nozzle, the combination withY a stationary part, A, having an inwardlylextending lower end, a stationary tube, se-

cured to said part, A, and having openings near its lower end, and frames secured to the inner wall of said tube and arranged to form diagonal passageways to said openings, said passageways being open at their inner and outer sides but closed at theirtops and bottoms, of a perforated revoluble chamber, having at its 'top a recess toreceive theinwardly-extending end of said-'stationary part, A, said revoluble chamber being thereby suspended from said stationary part by aswivel connection therewith, and wings, secured to the inner wall of said perforated revoluble chamber opposite said openings in the stationary tube, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a spraying nozzle, the combination of the stationary part, A, having an offset near its top, theV revoluble chamber, connected with said stationary part, a stationary inner tube, having an inwardly-extending lug at its top, screws, extending through saidlug in `the tube and into theoset in said stationary part, A, a post, engaged with the bottom of said tube and extending entirely through and beyond the bottom of said revoluble chamber, the portion of said post exterior to said chamber being screw-threaded, and a nut, engaging the threaded portion of said post, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

4:. In a spraying nozzle, the combination of the stationary part, A, the perforated revoluble chamber, supported entirely by saidstationary part, wings, secured to the inner wall of said revoluble chamber opposite the longitudinal center thereof, an inner stationary tube, secured to said stationarypart, A, and

having openings o pposite said wings, diag-- onal passageways to said openings, a post, having its inner end engaged with the lower closed end of said tube, and its outer end extending entirely throughand beyond the bottom of said revoluble chamber, the portion of said post exterior to said chamber `being screw-threaded, and a nut, engaging said threaded portion of the post, said nut being located adjacent to the bottom of said revoluble chamber but normally out of contact therewith, substantially as described, whereby the revoluble chamber may revolve at high speed without wabbling, as specified.

5. The combination with a spraying nozzle, having a revoluble perforated chamber, and a coupling collar having lugs, of a shield having a central opening to receive said coupling collar, said shield also having a flange IOO IIO

at one side of the shield and having lugs at the other side thereof, and a thumb screw, passing through .said lugs and serving to clamp the shield around said coupling collar, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a hose nozzle', and its coupling collar having lugs, of a sectional Shield, removably secured to said coupling collar and having a flange* formed with openings to receive the lugs thereof, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a hose-nozzle, and acoupling collar, having lugs of a shield, having a iiange formed with openings to receive said lugs the body part of said shield projecting outward beyond said collar, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

8. The herein-described shield, made in sections pivotally secured together at one side of the shield and having lugs at the opposite side thereof, said shield having its main part inclined and being formed with a central opening and provided with a fiange for each of its sections, said flanges surrounding said central opening and having openings, and a clamping screw engaging said lugs, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a hose-nozzle, and a coupling collar having lugs, of a shield, having a fiange formed with openings to receive the lugs of said coupling-collar, said shield having its main part inclined and projecting considerably beyond said collar and being made in sections pivotally secured to each other at one side of the shield, and a means at the opposite side of the shield for drawing the ends of the sections together and clamping the shield around the nozzle, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN STEEL. JOSEPH BUSHA.

Vitnesses:

J AMES SHILLIDAY, V GEO. G. THORNBURG.

l Corrections in Letters Patent No. 523,294.

It is hereby oertied that in Letters Patent No. 523,294, granted July 17, 1894, upon the application of John Steel and Joseph Busha, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in A Spraying-Nozzles,77 errors appear inthe printed speeioation requir ing correction, as follows: In line 58, page 2, the reference letter o1 should read d1 in line 122, same page, the Word spring should read opening the Word collar should be inserted after the Word coupling77 and a comma should be inserted after the reference letter F, and in line 123, same page, the comma after the Word ange 7 should be stricken out; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Oiiee.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 31st day of July, A. D. 1894.

[SEAL] W. H. SIMS,

First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Countersigned v Y JOHN S. SEYMOUR,

Commissioner of Patents. 

